L-R: UBA XMAS LIGHTING 3: l-r: CEO, UBA America, Sola Yomi Ajayi; Executive Director, Alex Alozie; Group Deputy Managing Director, Chukwuma Nweke; GMD/CEO, Oliver Alawuba; CEO, UBA Africa, Abiola Bawuah; Executive Director, Ugo Nwaghodoh; and Regional Director, East Bank, Chioma Mang, during the Christmas Light Up, to herald yuletide at the UBA Foundation Garden in Marina on…
Kemi Badenoch British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, who has been in the eye of the storm over controversial statements about Nigeria, once sought the help of people from the West African country to secure her parliamentary seat. Badenoch (nee Adegoke) had in 2010 sought the support of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom…
Remanded leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, is being held at the Kylmäkoski vankila (Kylmäkoski prison), one of the world’s toughest prisons, findings by Saturday PUNCH have shown. The high security prison is in Vanhamaantie, Akaa, Finland. The Finnish government had announced the arrest of Ekpa alongside four others on suspicion of terror-related activities,…
Tobi Adegboyega New details have emerged on why the United Kingdom immigration upper tribunal approved the deportation of Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church, commonly known as SPAC Nation. The 44-year-old pastor, who arrived in the UK on a visitor’s visa in 2005 but did not leave when it expired, had sought…
President Bola Tinubu The National Assembly, on Monday, questioned President Bola Tinubu’s request for loan requests as some revenue-generating agencies of the Federal Government disclosed that they had already surpassed their budgetary revenue target for 2024. The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, said the Federal Government generated N1.5tn in education tax,…
In keeping with its acclaimed annual tradition, Zenith Bank once again set the stage for the Yuletide season with the Light-Up of Ajose Adeogun Street and Roundabout, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, 23 November 2024. The Light-Up ceremony was performed by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON.The…
Caption: L-R: Founder/Director, Nistad Limited, Ada Jabaru; Director-General/CEO, NIMC, Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote; Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. Tope Fasua; Partner, Africa, AI & Data Leader, Deloitte, Jania Okwechime; Founder & Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR; Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive, Zenith Bank Plc, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON; Global…
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has stated that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will be extradited to the country to face charges against him. Speaking on the arrest of Ekpa in a short press statement made available to SaharaReporters, the Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Tukur…
By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Against the backdrop of frustrations faced by the general public in Nigeria and some other Sub-Saharan African countries undergoing economic reforms, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, has rolled out a set of recommendations on how to make the reforms acceptable and supported by the citizens. The IMF, in its latest…
The appointment of Abisoye Fagade to head the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) is another step in the right direction by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) is a government agency established in 1987 to manage and aid the development of tourism in Nigeria. Fagade…
